Updated It was years ago that I first published a review of Bordo Şaraphane. Since then, the bar moved, first to Fenerbahçe
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A few weeks ago, I posted about a marathon wine tasting I did in Manisa. That tasting, hosted at Kastro Tireli by the winemakers behind not only Kastro Tireli but also Heraki, Yaban Kolektif, Sobran Bağları, and Vinolus featured the newest Erciş Karası vintage from Yaban Kolektif. I also recently wrote about the newest vintage of the Akberg Lethe Erciş Karası. But now it's time to really dig into the grape and see how it does with different winemaking techniques and how it ages. [caption id="attachment_22822" align="alignright" width="280"] Erciş Karası, photo by Yaban Kolektif[/caption] Let's get into it. Erciş Karası Erciş Karası comes to us from the northeast of Turkey, from the vast
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Last November, I had the chance to re-visit Arcadia Bağları in Thrace with US importer, Fine Turkish Wine. Zeynep generously opened so many of their wines for us. Previously, I covered some of those in a post about the Arcadia Odrysia wines. Now, it's time to take a second look, and talk about some of the others, including two of the new bubbles! Arcadia Bağları Arcadia Vineyards is a father–daughter dream brought to life in Lüleburgaz, once known as Arcadiapolis—an apt setting for their “earthly paradise.” Inspired by Zeynep Arca Şalliel's early love of wine and her desire to work with soil, she and her father Ozcan turned shared late-night
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Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample but all opinions are my own. Summer might not be when you think want to drink hefty red wines. Or maybe it is, I don't know your taste! But, since summer is when people flock to Antalya, don't miss the opportunity to visit Sagavin and taste their wines while you're there. I've always felt a little 'meh' about Boğazkere and Öküzgözü blends. Maybe it's my innate dislike of Öküzgözü, even though I know it serves a purpose. But I also think that there are so many of them on the market and only a fraction of them are truly good. This one
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As is usual for Istanbul, we seem to have skipped right over spring and jumped with both feet into summer. I am not built for summer. Neither is my non air conditioned apartment. At least I have a wine fridge (conveniently located next to my couch, I can actually pull out wine without getting up which maybe tells you a little too much about me) so, even if I'm too hot, my wine isn't. Which brings us to the most important question
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